Swaminarayan Aarti (Jay Sadguru Swami)
जय सद्गुरु स्वामी
The five-times-daily aarti of the Swaminarayan Sampraday composed by Sadguru Muktanand Swami in 1804 at the direct request of Bhagwan Swaminarayan himself in Loj village, Gujarat. Now sung across 1,200+ BAPS mandirs globally (Akshardham Delhi, Akshardham Robbinsville NJ, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Wembley London) and in every Sahajanand-tradition mandir of Vadtal and Ahmedabad dioceses. Frames Bhagwan Swaminarayan as Purna Purushottam, the supreme God of all incarnations.
Lyrics (Devanagari)
जय सद्गुरु स्वामी प्रभु जय सद्गुरु स्वामी। सहजानन्द दयालु बलिहारी जाऊँ हुं तारी॥
अष्ट सखा संग शोभे मनवाला मूर्ति। प्रेमानन्द कविजन गावे आरति॥
मेरे श्री हरि कमलापति राजे श्रीकृष्ण रूपी। गोप-गोपी संग रासे रमते अति सुख रूपी॥
मुक्तानन्द मुनि गावे आरति श्रीहरि की। प्रभु सहजानन्द भगवान सेवा करूँ सर्वदा॥
English Transliteration
Jay Sadguru Swami Prabhu jay Sadguru Swami | Sahajananda dayalu balihari jaau hu tari
Asht sakha sang shobhe Manavala murti | Premananda kavijan gaave aarati
Mere Shri Hari Kamalapati raaje Shrikrishna rupi | Gop-gopi sang rase ramate ati sukha rupi
Muktananda muni gaave aarati Shri Hari ki | Prabhu Sahajananda Bhagavan seva karu sarvada
Meaning
Victory, victory to the Sadguru Swami, Lord. O compassionate Sahajananda, I sacrifice myself for you. With your eight paramhansa companions you shine, beloved manvala-form; the poet Premananda sings this aarti. My Shri Hari, lord of Lakshmi, reigns in the form of Shri Krishna, sporting joyfully in the rasa-lila with the cowherd boys and milkmaids. Muni Muktananda sings the aarti of Shri Hari — O Lord Sahajananda Bhagwan, may I serve you forever.
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